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from Sunday Political Talk Show interviews during 2013 (number of quotes indicated): |
Making an appearance on all five talk shows on one Sunday is known as a Full Ginsburg, because it was first accomplished by William Ginsburg (Monica Lewinsky's attorney) in 1998. In 2013, both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio accomplished a Full Ginsburg, fueling speculation that both are planning a presidential run in 2016. OnTheIssues.org excerpts all five of the shows, listed below, with their respective interviewing pundits and each pundit's political affiliation: |
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Abortion Scott Walker: I'm proudly pro-life, but focus on fiscal issues. Rick Perry: More restrictions on abortion clinics; 5-month limit. Rand Paul: Personhood at conception, including embryonic stem cells. |
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Budget & Economy Paul Ryan: Tea Party helps keep the taxpayer in the game. Paul Ryan: My budget deal got Democrats to agree to long-term sequester. Paul Ryan: When Fed "tapers", interest rates rise & hurts us fiscally. Rand Paul: The sequester is the law of the land: can't compromise on it. Paul Ryan: Sequester on discretionary spending yes; no on $1.2T savings. |
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Civil Rights Mike Huckabee: Homosexuality is a sin the same as heterosexual lust. Colin Powell: We have not yet fully accomplished MLK's dream. Chris Christie: No legislating gay marriage; but referendum ok. Paul Ryan: Supports DOMA; supports constitutional ban on gay marriage. Rand Paul: Make federal benefits equal for gay couples. Rand Paul: Let states decide same-sex marriage; don't federalize it. Rob Portman: Change of heart: give gays the joy & stability of marriage. Scott Walker: Perhaps leave gay marriage up to each church, not government. |
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Corporations Mike Huckabee: Axis of evil exists between Washington and Wall Street. |
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Crime Rick Perry: I think our justice system is color blind. |
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Drugs Rand Paul: Don't promote marijuana but don't jail non-violent criminals. |
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Education Jeb Bush: No Child Left Behind got states to start reforms. Jeb Bush: Common core lets 1,000 different curriculum flowers bloom. Jeb Bush: We test too much; focus on accountability instead. Rand Paul: Federal student loans are ok, if within spending limits. |
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Energy & Oil Jeb Bush: A "patriotic energy policy" will yield far more revenue. |
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Environment Rand Paul: Hurricane Sandy relief ads were conflict of interest. Rick Perry: Unsuccessfully had rural agency rebuild after Hurricane Ike. Rand Paul: Hurricane recovery money is bankrupting the government. Mike Bloomberg: Smoking ban has spread from NYC to every big city. |
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Foreign Policy Chris Christie: America should be clear to world about what we stand for. Rick Perry: Threats from nuclear North Korea should be treated as real. |
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Government Reform Colin Powell: Voter ID laws unnecessarily make minority voting harder. |
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Gun Control Marco Rubio: Has a concealed weapon permit, but does not carry a weapon. Marco Rubio: New gun laws are ineffective, so don't pass them. Mike Bloomberg: 80% of NRA members support background checks. Mike Bloomberg: Background checks do work, and should be highest priority. Rick Perry: Don't use school shootings to push gun control agenda. |
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Health Care Barack Obama: FactCheck: 7M new Medicaid includes woodwork & normal churn. Mike Huckabee: TEFRA model: subsidize extraordinary medical expenses. Scott Walker: Didn't accept additional Medicaid money from ObamaCare. Chris Christie: Expand Medicare, but no N.J. ObamaCare exchange. Chris Christie: ObamaCare was a mistake; a failed policy from the start. Rand Paul: ObamaCare cuts hundreds of choices down to just four. Jeb Bush: Let ObamaCare fail due to its own dysfunction. Ben Carson: ObamaCare is the worst thing since slavery. Rob Portman: Repeal and replace ObamaCare. Rand Paul: It's Congress' job to fight to change ObamaCare. Jon Huntsman: Politics aside, let's see if ObamaCare works or not. Bill Richardson: ObamaCare will be crowning achievement once we get it done. Paul Ryan: Strategize to delay ObamaCare; don't try for repeal yet. Mike Bloomberg: Obesity kills more people than smoking; limit portion size. Paul Ryan: Call for repealing ObamaCare despite lack of votes to do so. Mike Bloomberg: Large sugary drink rule is portion control, not a ban. Paul Ryan: Don't expand Medicare & Medicaid; they don't work. Paul Ryan: Medicare premium support harnesses the power of competition. |
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Homeland Security Peter King: NSA needs secrecy, and has had no abuses. Rand Paul: Allow challenges to NSA in open court, not FISA court. Peter King: N.S.A. spying has saved thousands of lives. Peter King: Problem with Snowden leak is lack of presidential leadership. Paul Ryan: Restrict NSA and surveillance, but don't scrap PATRIOT Act. Rand Paul: Give trials to Guantanamo detainees. Rudy Giuliani: It's not ethnic profiling to focus on Muslims. Rand Paul: Filibuster to establish no drones on citizens in America. Newt Gingrich: Train women for combat, even if not formally in combat. |
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Immigration Marco Rubio: FactCheck: No MarcoPhones, and no executive DREAMers either. Marco Rubio: Give kids of illegal immigrants in-state tuition rates. Chris Christie: Path to citizenship in context of fixing broken system. Paul Ryan: Step-by-step approach, not a big massive immigration bill. Rick Perry: Why isn't D.C. talking with border states about the border? Jeb Bush: FactCheck: Yes, immigrants are more fertile. Marco Rubio: Compare reform to existing situation of 11 million illegals. Marco Rubio: Green cards after 10 years; secure border; & e-Verify. Marco Rubio: Border control: 90% apprehension and 100% surveillance. Marco Rubio: Not amnesty: 15-year wait, plus fee, minus federal benefits. Rand Paul: Legal status, but not citizenship, for illegal immigrants. Jeb Bush: Reform must make it easier to come legally than illegally. Jeb Bush: People come illegally because there's no legal path to come. Jeb Bush: My plan is legalization, not self-deportation. Jeb Bush: Path to citizenship or path to legalization: both could work. Jeb Bush: Path to citizenship or path to legalization: both could work. Paul Ryan: Earned legalization while respecting the rule of law. |
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Jobs Paul Ryan: No more unemployment extension after 13th time since 2008. Rand Paul: Extending unemployment benefits does disservice to workers. Rand Paul: National Right-to-Work Act: no forced unionization. |
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Principles & Values Chris Christie: Parties should become pragmatic when they are out of power. Rand Paul: We don't need new principles, just to stand by those we have. Jeb Bush: Obama divided into "them vs. us"; GOP needs alternatives. Bobby Jindal: We've got to stop being the stupid party. Jon Huntsman: No Labels--stop fighting, start fixing. |
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Social Security Mike Bloomberg: To reduce the deficit we must cut entitlements. Paul Ryan: Federal employees pension contributions like private sector. Rob Portman: Payroll taxes don't pay for the benefits going out. Paul Ryan: 60% of Americans get more benefits than they pay in taxes. |
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Tax Reform Jeb Bush: Compromise on taxes ok, as part of a spending cut package. Paul Ryan: Are we for more revenues? No, we're not. |
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Technology Chris Christie: Bridgegate: Staff made some significant mistakes in judgment. Chris Christie: Fired aides for Bridgegate: traffic jam as retribution. Rand Paul: Bridgegate is unsettling; government should not bully people. Rand Paul: 4th Amendment bans NSA from collecting everyone's phone data. |
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War & Peace Chris Christie: Governors shouldn't offer opinions about Syria. Peter King: Stop being so defensive about drones. Rand Paul: No involvement in Syria, even if gas attack proven. Rand Paul: No US interests in either side of Syrian war. Marco Rubio: Syria: arm rebels last year; now just work with some. Marco Rubio: New Iranian leader is more moderate but still supports nukes. Peter King: Assad is evil, but arming rebels brings another dictator. Rudy Giuliani: Al Qaeda isn't on the run; be more proactive. Marco Rubio: Goal for Korea: denuclearize the peninsula and to unify it. Jon Huntsman: North Korea manipulates world to get concessions. Jeb Bush: Over time, people will respect our resolve in Iraq. |
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Welfare & Poverty Chris Christie: Focus on income inequality drives America toward mediocrity. Marco Rubio: Feds help deal with poverty; states can help escape it. Rand Paul: Economic freedom zones in depressed inner cities. |
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2014 Sunday pundit shows (2014 Senate races and 2016 presidential preparation): |
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